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Portrait of Siwaji

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Portrait of Siwaji
gouache heightened with gold on paper, the noble stands in red and white dress, holding a small cup in one hand and his sword in the other, green ground, black inscription below, mounted, Rajput, 19th century - 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 5.2cm.)

Lot Essay

Siwaji (d.1680) was a famous chief of the Bholsa family and founder of the Mahratta States in the Deccan. He is posthumously portrayed in the dress of a Rajput prince but carries the typical Mahratta dagger.

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